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difference is in the transaxle, not the engine. They managed to move the
final drive to just in front of the clutch. The engine still hangs out ahead
of the axle, but just barely,
more like a 3-series.

Imagine what a clutch job is going to be like now....

LL - NY

On 12/5/07, auditodd at comcast.net <auditodd at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I was reading this article:
> http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/ly/08s5.htm
>
> It mentions that the engine is behind the front "axle".
> Does anyone have one of the old fashioned high resolution Audi images of
> the new engine/transmission combination that would show how they did that?
>
> I'm also a bit confused.
> Is the A5 based on the "B" chassis or the "C" chassis?
> From the apparent size of the car in photos I assumed it was based on the
> "C" chassis, but now I hear mention of an A7 and I have to wonder if the A5
> is based on the "B" chassis with the A7 based on the "C" chassis.
>
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